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In 1964, the world population was approximately 3,264,487,339 people[†]
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Nixon would accept draft in deadlock, TV int; leaves self open for Vice Pres draft; says Goldwater is current favorite, Scranton 2d as result of Eastern 'pros' support; Scranton comments on Nixon and Draft
Killed, Martinique; biog; por
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Army troops mutiny, reptdly over pay, hold some Brit officers and NCOs and Min Onama; GB sends troops after Prime Min Douglas-Home gets Prime Min Obote plea for aid; Obote says pay rises have been granted and Onama will be freed; denies mutiny; map
24th Amendment, outlawing poll taxes in Fed elections, ratified; text
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Sukarno vows continued hostility to Malaysia, s, Jakarta rally; Kennedy's mediation moves seen threatened; Kennedy makes stopover in Bangkok en route to London; says his mission is completed; optimistic on nations finding peaceful solution
Sen com approves tax bill, 12-5, calling for cuts totaling $11.5 billion, over 1/2 applying in '64, all in '65; rejects maximum 50% rate for persons forgoing various deductions, credits and allowances; individuals to get about $9.2 billion in relief, corps $2.3 billion; avg rate cut for individuals put at 19%; withholding rate would be cut to 14% effective wk after bill's enactment; allowable amt of tax-free divd income would be doubled; other provisions
Johnson explains receipt of stereo set and purchase of life ins, press briefing; calls set gift from Baker family; says they exchd gifts before; does not comment on Reynolds purchase of ad; says ins premijms were not included as business expense of LBJ Co but were paid by co with 'after-tax money'; says Reynolds got small comm on portion of premiums, that G Sampson, as Manhattan Ins Co agent, handled deal, that $78,000 in premiums have been paid to date; refers to Baker as employe of his and of Govt; says Baker, when he gave gift, had no business pending with him and expected nothing in return
'63 econ rept links crop failure and drop in econ growth rate
Kastor, Hilton, Chesley, Clifford & Atherton indicted, NYC, for fraud in ad copy for Regimen reducing pills, 1st such case against an ad agency; co protests